109 e3b against spitfire II

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Originally Posted by Seadog

Fighter pilot don't give a damn about octane ratings except to get more power. One way to get more power (at least on the Merlin) is to run the engine on a higher octane fuel and increase the boost pressure....

Its not true. Moelders asked for a series of Me109's with more powerful engines. DB 601 A-1, DB 601 Aa, DB 601 N, later DB 601 E (for F), DB 605 engine family (for G-K). All were stronger than the previous type, without it that they would use the 100 octane C3 fuel instead of the 87 octane B4 ones. Of course, if they use C3 fuel, MW30, MW50, or GM1 system, the strength of the engine is growing rather yet. But purely visible, that it is possible to make stronger engine, using the same fuel (B4):